Tuesday, August 27, 2013

review

"Hammers
and Lambs" was a huge success. We sold out almost every night and added
two shows. I just want to say, thank you to everyone that attended and
supported this collaboration.

Last month was my solo exhibition entitled Hammers and Lambs(read about it HERE at
the Orlando Weekly). I joined with Blue Star, producer and owner of the
Orlando theater The Venue. Star created a show based around my work,
and what she created was something very special.

Here are a few of the promo ads for the show...

Many photos were taken... Here are a few...

A story was written.
It was meant to guide the viewer
though the artwork and the production.

It went like this:

All of these women are alone. They are alone for different reasons.

I guess you’ve heard the story of the shepherd that broke his lamb’s leg. Many stories have been told about it.
And this shepherd was asked, “Did the lamb fall off of a mountain and do this?”
He said, “No.”
Said, “What happened?”
He said, “I broke her leg.”
Said, “Why did you break her leg? Are you a cruel shepherd?”
He said, “No, I love the lamb. But the lamb got to running away from me.
And she kept straying out to itself. And I know the nature of lambs.
And I know if they stray too far away, the wolf will get them. So I had
to break her leg to keep her with me, to draw her to my bosom, to give
her a little special food. And I’ll be so kind to her, that when her leg
gets well, she’ll never leave me any more.”

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BIO

His paintings have been called, “a sublime blend of Tim Burton and Botticelli” by the Baltimore Examiner. Patrick Fatica attended Ringling School of Art and Design from 1990 to 1994. He moved to Orlando, Florida in 1995. He spent the first few years developing a production company with a few friends called Eat Cake Productions. He directed several original plays and the 16mm film “Five Miles from Heaven,” which appeared in festivals around the country. After completing the film, he and his two business partners created 2 music venues on the east side of Orlando and downtown Orlando called Back Booth. After almost a decade of traveling down different artistic paths, he picked up the paintbrush again and dedicated himself to his painting. With over 40 shows between 2007 and 2009 Patrick’s Pop-Surreal portraits have spanned from Los Angeles, CA to Madison, WI. Recently the Orlando Weekly said about his solo exhibition, “Operating on the edge between street and highbrow art, Fatica’s world is dark and devoid of highbrow puffery, instead depicting a surreal, nihilistic future inspired more by David Lynch’s Eraserhead than the bright futurism explored at the 1939 World’s Fair.”